September 22
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on September 22.
[edit] Events
- 1911 - Cy Young, at age 44, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1 - 0, for his 511th and final major league victory.
- 1912 - At Sportsman's Park against the Browns, Eddie Collins became the only player in major league history to steals six bases in one game for a second time. The Philadelphia Athletics second baseman's feat of thievery has yet to be surpassed.
- 1925 - Burleigh Grimes of the Brooklyn Dodgers accounted for seven outs in just three plate appearances. The Dodgers pitcher hit into two double plays, then into a triple play.
- 1936 - The Detroit Tigers swept the St. Louis Browns 12-0 and 14-0 to record the biggest double shutout in major league history.
- 1954 - Karl Spooner of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the first pitcher to strike out 15 in his major league debut as the Dodgers beat the New York Giants, 3-0.
- 1966 - The Baltimore Orioles clinched their first American League pennant in 22 years with a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Athletics. Their last pennant came in 1944, when they were the St. Louis Browns.
- 1968 - Cesar Tovar played one inning at each position for the Minnesota Twins, becoming only the second major leaguer in history to do it. Bert Campaneris of the Oakland Athletics was the first.
- 1969 - Willie Mays hit the 600th home run of his career. The historic homer off Mike Corkins of the Padres proved to be the game-winner in a 4-2 Giants' victory at San Diego Stadium.
- 1977 - Bert Blyleven tossed a 6-0 no-hitter for the Texas Rangers against the Angels at Anaheim Stadium.
- 1986 - Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers became the second Mexican pitcher to win 20 games in the majors, beating the Houston Astros, 9-2, while allowing just two hits. Teddy Higuera had become the first days earlier.
- 1987 - Wade Boggs of the Boston Red Sox reached the 200-hit mark for the fifth straight season in an 8-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers.
- 1990 - Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs stole his 300th base in an 11-5 loss to the New York Mets, becoming only the second player in major league history with 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits. Willie Mays was the other.
- 1993 - Pitcher Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers faced just three Seattle batters before hurting his right elbow. Ryan finished his career with 324 wins, 5,714 strikeoutss and seven no-hitters.
- 1993 - The Colorado Rockies played their final home of their inaugural season and finished with a major league home attendance record. The Rockies played before 4,483,350 fans.
- 2000 - Jose Lima of the Houston Astros set an National League single-season record by allowing his 47th home run in the Astros' 12-5 loss to Cincinnati. The major league record for home runs allowed in a season is 50, set by Minnesota's Bert Blyleven in 1986.
- 2003 - Detroit set an American League record with its 118th loss, falling 12-6 to Kansas City. The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (36-117) had held the record.
- 2003 - Second baseman Alfonso Soriano broke a major league season record by hitting his 13th leadoff home run of the year in the New York Yankees' 10-inning loss to the Chicago White Sox.
- 2004 - Raúl Ibañez of the Seattle Mariners tied an American League record with six hits in Seattle's 16-6 victory over Anaheim.
[edit] Births
- 1856 - Jake Evans, outfielder/pitcher (d. 1907)
- 1862 - Bob Keating, pitcher (d. 1922)
- 1867 - Charlie Dewald, pitcher (d. 1904)
- 1869 - Dummy Stephenson, outfielder (d. 1924)
- 1870 - Doc Powers, catcher (d. 1909)
- 1875 - Doc Marshall, catcher (d. 1959)
- 1878 - Jack Himes, outfielder (d. 1949)
- 1879 - Bert Conn, pitcher/infielder (d. 1944)
- 1880 - Jack Flater, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1881 - Carl Sitton, pitcher (d. 1931)
- 1884 - Jack Cameron, outfielder (d. 1963)
- 1884 - Grover Land, catcher (d. 1958)
- 1885 - Walter Lonergan, infielder (d. 1958)
- 1885 - Fred Stem, infielder (d. 1964)
- 1885 - Jimmy Walsh, outfielder (d. 1962)
- 1888 - Jim Scott, infielder (d. 1972)
- 1889 - Hooks Dauss, pitcher (d. 1963)
- 1890 - Denney Wilie, outfielder (d. 1966)
- 1893 - Ira Flagstead, outfielder (d. 1940)
- 1893 - Pat French, outfielder (d. 1969)
- 1894 - Frank Walker, outfielder (d. 1974)
- 1895 - Austin McHenry, outfielder (d. 1922)
- 1900 - Bud Heine, infielder (d. 1976)
- 1902 - Ollie Marquardt, infielder (d. 1968)
- 1903 - Chuck Hostetler, outfielder (d. 1971)
- 1905 - Larry Bettencourt, outfielder (d. 1978)
- 1908 - Jim Holloway, pitcher (d. 1997)
- 1915 - Reese Diggs, pitcher (d. 1978)
- 1917 - Anse Moore, outfielder (d. 1993)
- 1920 - Larry Eschen, infielder
- 1920 - Bob Lemon, pitcher, manager; All-Star, Hall of Famer (d. 2000)
- 1923 - Tom Wright, outfielder
- 1927 - Tommy Lasorda, pitcher, manager; Hall of Famer
- 1929 - Harry Bright, infielder (d. 2000)
- 1930 - Bob Harrison, pitcher
- 1931 - Ken Aspromonte, infielder, manager
- 1934 - Lou Johnson, outfielder
- 1936 - Doug Camilli, catcher
- 1939 - Stover McIlwain, pitcher (d. 1966)
- 1944 - Jim Fairey, outfielder
- 1946 - Larry Dierker, pitcher, manager; All-Star
- 1952 - Dell Alston, outfielder
- 1954 - Hal Dues, pitcher
- 1955 - Jeffrey Leonard, outfielder; All-Star
- 1958 - Dave Sax, catcher
- 1959 - Wally Backman, infielder
- 1959 - Lee Graham, outfielder
- 1959 - John Stefero, catcher
- 1961 - Vince Coleman, outfielder; All-Star
- 1961 - Bob Geren, catcher
- 1962 - Ray Stephens, catcher
- 1963 - Jeff Peterek, pitcher
- 1965 - Mark Guthrie, pitcher
- 1967 - John Briscoe, pitcher
- 1967 - P.J. Forbes, infielder
- 1967 - Matt Howard, infielder
- 1967 - Doug Lindsey, catcher
- 1969 - Jeff Barry, outfielder
- 1969 - Cesar Devarez, catcher
- 1970 - Mike Matheny, catcher
- 1971 - Vince Moore, minor league outfielder
- 1972 - Jeff Isom, minor league pitcher and manager
- 1975 - Luis Garcia, outfielder
- 1975 - Danny Klassen, infielder
- 1979 - Charlton Jimerson, outfielder
- 1981 - Alexei Ramírez, outfielder
- 1982 - Mario Matulich, minor league player
- 1985 - Brian Juhl, minor league player
[edit] Deaths
- 1886 - Tom Oran, outfielder (b. 1847)
- 1906 - George Davies, pitcher (b. 1868)
- 1919 - Harry Sullivan, pitcher (b. 1888)
- 1925 - Dave Beatle, catcher/outfielder (b. 1864)
- 1929 - Elton Chamberlain, pitcher (b. 1867)
- 1932 - Hughie Hearne, catcher (b. 1873)
- 1933 - George Fields, infielder (b. 1853)
- 1934 - Tom Messitt, catcher (b. 1874)
- 1942 - Wiley Davis, pitcher (b. 1875)
- 1943 - Larry Hesterfer, pitcher (b. 1878)
- 1949 - Matty Fitzgerald, catcher (b. 1880)
- 1955 - Louis Drucke, pitcher (b. 1888)
- 1956 - Jesse Tannehill, pitcher (b. 1874)
- 1960 - Joe Bernard, pitcher (b. 1882)
- 1964 - Red Torkelson, pitcher (b. 1894)
- 1980 - Tommy Neill, outfielder (b. 1919)
- 1992 - Aurelio Lopez, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1948)
- 1997 - Eddie Sawyer, manager (b. 1910)
- 2000 - Bill Sommers, infielder (b. 1923)
- 2002 - Don Carlsen, pitcher (b. 1926)
- 2004 - Cy Block, infielder (b. 1919)
- 2005 - Monty Basgall, infielder (b. 1922)
- 2005 - Mike Ulisney, catcher (b. 1917)
- 2007 - Bill Harman, pitcher/catcher (b. 1919)
